Jay Caldwell
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St. John’s Football; Kurt Ramler Meets Public
St. John's University conducted its final football coach public forum Wednesday. The 3rd finalist Kurt Ramler met the public and discussed his vision for St. John's Football.
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St. John’s Football Public Forum Continues Today
The St. John's football public forum will continue today at St. John's University. Longtime assistant coach Gary Fasching will be the focus of a public forum at 10am Tuesday. Fasching has been an assistant coach at St. John's for 17 seasons and has been the recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach.
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Twins Sending Perkins, Duensing to St. Cloud on Caravan
The Twins Winter Caravan will be coming to St. Cloud Tuesday January 15 at Rivers Edge Convention Center. Current Twins players relief pitchers Brian Duensing and Glen Perkins will be coming to St. Cloud for the event along with assistant coach Joe Vavra, Assistant General Manager Rob Antony and Kris Atteberry from the Twins Radio Network.
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Twins to Sign Pitcher, Mike Pelfrey
The Twins have agreed to sign right-handed starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey to a 1-year $4 Million contract with a possibility to earn another $1.5 Million in incentives. Pelfrey is coming off Tommy John surgery and is expected to be ready to return during spring training.
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Twins Agree to Sign Kevin Correia
The Twins have agreed to sign free agent right-handed starting pitcher Kevin Correia to a 2-year $10 Million contract. Correia is a 32-year old who pitched for Pittsburgh in 2012. Correia was 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA with the Pirates.
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Vikings Beat Bears 21-14
The Vikings won 21-14 at home against the Chicago Bears Sunday. Minnesota went out to a 14-0 lead and led 14-7 at halftime. The Vikings got a 56-yard interception return touchdown from Harrison Smith in the 2nd half that helped secure the win.
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SCSU Men’s Hockey Falls to #14 UNO
The 17th ranked St. Cloud State men's hockey team lost 6-5 Friday night at home to #14 Nebraska-Omaha. UNO took a 6-3 lead early in the 3rd period and the Huskies managed 2 goals but came up short.
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Twins Re-Sign Burton; Grab Pitcher In Rule 5 Draft
The Twins re-signed righthanded relief pitcher Jared Burton to a 2-year $5.5 Million contract extension Thursday. Burton had 5 saves, 55 strikeouts, 16 walks and a 2.18 ERA in 62 innings for the Twins in 2012. Burton will make $2.05 Million in 2013 and $3.25 Million in 2014.
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Twins Trade Revere to Phillies for Pair of Pitchers
The Twins traded centerfielder Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Philllies to righthanded starting pitchers. The two pitchers are Vance Worley and prospect Trevor May. Worley is a 6'2 230 pound 25-year old who's pitched parts of 3 seasons in the major leagues for the Phillies.
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Vikings’ Harvin Placed On IR; Out for the Year
Viking receiver Percy Harvin is out for the season after being placed on injured reserve with a severely sprained ankle. It was reported earlier this week that Harvin has a torn ligament in his left ankle. Harvin hurt the ankle when the Vikings lost at Seattle on November 4.
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Timberwolves Rout 76ers In Philly
The Timberwolves won 105-88 at Philadelphia against the 76ers Tuesday night. Minnesota led 65-47 at halftime and held on in the 2nd half. Alexey Shved led the Wolves with 17 points and Josh Howard added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota.
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Packers Beat Vikings 23-14
The Vikings led 14-10 at halftime but lost in Green Bay 23-14 to fall to 6-6. Adrian Peterson ran for 210 yards on 21 carries including an 82-yard touchdown run for the Vikings.